Articles

0327/2012 - Comments to the article (28/03/2012)
Maria Andréa Loyola
Artigo Temático
Publicado

1685/2011 - Patterns and context of benzodiazepine misuse among women (27/03/2012)
Ana Rosa Lins de Souza, Emérita Sátiro Opaleye, Ana Regina Noto
Artigo / Tema Livre
Publicado

The misuse of benzodiazepines particularly among women has been a recent concern to public health. Studies show women as a risk group, but little is known about this phenomenon from the perspective of users. This qualitative study aimed at understan...

0012/2012 - Motives and circumstances surrounding induced abortion among women living with HIV in Brazil (26/03/2012)
Wilza Vieira Villela, Luzia Aparecida de Oliveira, Ana Paula Portella, Regina Maria Barbosa
Artigo Temático
Publicado

The impact of HIV infection on the decision of women living with HIV/AIDS to interrupt a pregnancy remains an understudied topic in Brazil and the world. In an effort to understand the influence of HIV diagnosis on abortion practices, a qualitative s...

0294/2012 - Psychomotor development and its disorders: between the normal and the pathologic (23/03/2012)
Vericat Agustina, Orden Alicia Bibiana
Artigo / Tema Livre
Publicado

This article discusses some aspects of psychomotor development and its disorders, with special emphasis in psychomotor delay. Diagnostic classifications of psychomotor problems, such as DSMIV and CIE 10, are referred, and their advantages and disadva...

0282/2012 - Motorcycles accidents in the municipality of Rio Branco: characterization and tendencies (22/03/2012)
Greiciane da Silva Rocha, Néia Schor
Artigo / Tema Livre
Publicado

Objective: Feature the traffic accidents involving motorcycles, its victims and the fleet increase, comparing it to the other modals of vehicles, in the City of Rio Branco, Acre. Methods: This is an epidemiological, descriptive and transversal resear...

0278/2012 - Functional abilities of children with disabilities: barriers preventing effective inclusion at school (21/03/2012)
Fernanda Moreira Teles, Rosana Fiorini Puccini, Rosa Resegue
Artigo / Tema Livre
Publicado

Abstract Functional abilities of children with disabilities in school inclusion - barriers to an effective inclusion Summary Objective: Describe the disabilities of students in the process of inclusion through PEDI – Pediatric Evaluation of Di...

0273/2012 - An Approach on the Use of Medicines in biology textbooks as a Strategy for Health Promotion (21/03/2012)
Anderson Domingues Corrêa, Juliana dos Reis Caminha, Cristina Alves Magalhães de Souza, Luiz Anastacio Alves
Artigo / Tema Livre
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The inappropriate use of medicines represents a major threat to public health. In keeping with this idea, the medicines rank first among the causing agents of poisoning in the Brazil, ahead of poisons for rodents and insects, illegal drugs, pesticide...

0261/2012 - Hospitalizations profile and associated factors in elderly users of SUS (19/03/2012)
Valéria Pagotto, Wisley Donizetti Velasco, Erika Aparecida Silveira
Artigo / Tema Livre
Publicado

This article reports on characterization of causes of hospitalizations, prevalence and associated factors among elderly. It’s a cross-sectional study with 418 elderly users of SUS selected by multistage sampling proportional to the nine districts ...